Su Ran was fired; there was no room for discussion.
This was reality, where people who were willing to save a damsel in distress were a dime a dozen.
When Manager Lin took her to settle her salary, the hard, angry look on Su Ran's face didn't go unnoticed by Yan Cheng. Anyone would feel aggrieved by this matter, but the grievance had been brought on by herself. She had no right to blame others for her own actions. Even if the situation had been ten times worse, she would still have been expected to grit her teeth and bear with it.
The bar was not a charity organization. Only those who could do their job right and not cause trouble for the establishment were qualified to stay. Manager Lin sighed deeply. He looked at the girl and tried to offer her a few words of comfort.
"Being righteous is not a bad thing, but you cannot survive in society by being righteous."
But soon, he realized that she wasn't listening to him at all. Instead, she chose to capitalize on his sympathy, and it soon became obvious that she was looking for a common ally to complain to. As she ranted, she completely ignored her own fault and pushed all of the blame to the other party.
"It wasn't my fault!" and "Why?!" nearly became her mantras.
Manager Lin narrowed his eyes as the last bit of his patience slipped away. "On the first day of part-time employee training, I remember saying that those who don't think they can bear getting taken advantage of in exchange for some extra money should give up on the idea of becoming a beer girl. Why didn't you speak up then?"
"..."
Because she was naive.
Human nature was a very complicated thing.
Despite knowing that she was also at fault for causing the situation to escalate as much as it did, she continued to act like the complete victim when retelling the story to those who didn't know it.
Since she was fired, Su Ran left Er Guan early.
Not long after she exited the east door, she saw the owner of Er Guan, who had saved her and made her lose her job at the same time, leading a slender woman around the restaurant. She heard Manager Lin call the woman the "lady boss."
From beginning to end, this lady boss could be considered a true spectator.
Su Ran stared at them for a few seconds before turning away and heading for the bus stop.
The night gradually deepened as a cool wind swept through the air and long shadows fell over the sidewalk.
The city was still the same. Everyone was still going about their own lives.
When she arrived at her university, she immediately returned to her dorm.
Seeing her expression, her roommate asked her what was wrong. After some thought, Su Ran decided to leave out Er Guan and only talked about the harasser. As soon as she finished her story, their entire room seemed to be burning up from her roommate's anger.
"It's a good thing you were fired. Nothing terrible happened today, but that doesn't mean something worse wouldn't happen the next time.
"Mhm." Su Ran nodded.
Her roommate paused and said, "I told you not to listen to my sister. If you want to earn pocket money, you should become a tutor. They can earn hundreds per lesson."
The market price of tutors in the capital was very high.
However, the parents were also very demanding.
Teaching was easy, but preparations for the lesson plans that must be made before each class were a little cumbersome.
Hearing this same piece of advice come out of her roommate's mouth made Su Ran pause, then she whispered, "I know."
But personally, she didn't want to be a tutor, even if it was just being a one-on-one tutor.
She took out her notebook and carefully calculated her current savings, leaving aside the daily expenses for food and clothing. If she wanted to correct her teeth, she was still five thousand short.
It was quiet for a while.
Her roommate turned around and said, "By the way, Ranran, how was the dental clinic recommended by Ji Xiao? I think my boyfriend has a cavity. He keeps hissing in pain and holding his left cheek."
"I don't know yet. I haven't been there." Su Ran shook her head.
Her roommate was rendered speechless for a few moments. "Forget it, I'll just ask Ji Xiao."
***
With Su Ran's appearance, Chen Jinyao felt like a ticking bomb had been placed in her hands. She didn't know when this bomb would suddenly explode and blow her to pieces, so she kept thinking and thinking, hoping to come up with something that could soothe her mind.
For example, maybe she was just overthinking. Maybe this wasn't the world of a novel. Maybe everything was just one huge coincidence.
Self-deception was also a form of self-comfort.
But in any case, it would be difficult for her to back out of this marriage now.